On the Imperial Street, a unique four-wheeled carriage, the only one of its kind in the city, slowly made its way. Inside, Jin Shuai looked at the contract in his hand with great pleasure, a surge of joy welling up inside him. He thought to himself, "No wonder people keep traveling back to ancient times; they're so easy to fool!"

And so, Jin Shuai remained cheerful all the way back to his residence. He first bathed and disinfected himself, then went to his grandfather's study. He handed the contract to his grandfather for review and asked him to keep it safe. Next, he recounted in detail what had happened in the Funing Palace. Hearing this, his grandfather's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.

After laughing for a while, the old man asked, "Grandson, we have to pay the government in a month. What are your plans?"

Jin Shuai smiled confidently and replied, "Grandpa, don't worry. We just need to repackage the wine and use some tricks to hold an auction. Although I can't guarantee much, tens or hundreds of thousands of strings of cash should be no problem."

The old man nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Jin Shuai pondered for a moment, then replied, "I think we should have the Emperor issue an order tomorrow to spread the news of the auction throughout the entire Song Dynasty, including all the prefectures. Then the prefectures can relay it to powerful merchants and nobles. In addition, we should also secure the agency rights in our hometown, so that our family can also benefit from it." Jin Shuai said with a smile.

"I will write a letter immediately and send someone back to my hometown by fast horse tomorrow," the old man said.

"I'll also send someone to inform the prefect of Yangzhou and the Sheng family," Jin Shuai said with a smile.

Back in the courtyard, Jin Shuai instructed Liu to prepare some underwear and the housekeeper to prepare some gifts, to be sent to the Sheng family the next day. He also wrote a letter to the Yangzhou prefect, explaining how to arrange for the soldiers' families. He then instructed Liu to send two skilled seamstresses, one to the Sheng family and the other to the Yangzhou prefect, to teach them sewing techniques. He also discussed matters related to chickenpox prevention, the franchise store, and the auction. He wrote another letter to Hua Lan, confirming everything was prepared.

The next morning, Jin Shuai got up early, washed up, and went to the restaurant for breakfast. When he entered the restaurant, he found a sumptuous meal already laid out on the table, and his three family members were waiting for him to eat with them.

After Jin Shuai sat down, he smiled and gestured to everyone that they could begin eating. After the meal, Jin Shuai turned to the butler and asked, "Butler, is everything prepared?"

The butler replied respectfully, "Your Excellency, everything is ready."

Jin Shuai then instructed, "Have the kitchen slaughter all the chickens and prepare enough oil, lard, and flour. I plan to teach them how to make fried chicken in preparation for opening a shop in the future." He finished speaking with a satisfied smile.

Then, Jin Shuai turned to Li Wei and asked, "Li Wei, how's things going on your end?"

Li Wei respectfully replied, "Your Excellency, Madam arrived yesterday to begin her training. I plan for her to study in the morning and then be in charge of recruiting staff in the afternoon. Once we have enough people, we will provide them with unified training. As for the bricklayers, the steward is already arranging for them to work in the carpentry workshop."

Jin Shuai nodded, indicating his approval of the plan. Then he continued, "Li Wei, this morning, go out and spread some word that the land west of Junyi Street to the city wall has been bought and a luxury commercial street will soon be built there. Also, let me know that shops will be available for sale in a few days."

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